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Books on History
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- Books (5)
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Website for book on General Omar Nelson Bradley
Source: Dale Greenwell
City: Europe and North Africa
E-mail: jjco@amalpha.info
- A historical digest of the North African and West European military operations of World War II (1942-45) with campaign maps and photographs from the collection of General Omar Nelson Bradley. Written by Dale Greenwell.
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Pearl Harbor Child
Source: Larry and Dorinda Nicholson
E-mail: mordauk@gmail.com
- Dorinda Nicholson is considered by
historians a primary source as a survivor
of the attack on Pearl Harbor. She watched
from inside the harbor, only a few hundred
feet from Battleship Row, as the Japanese
bombed the U.S. fleet. Pearl Harbor Child
is her eyewitness story.
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Albany Scrapbook
Source: Kenneth Salzmann
City: Albany, State: NY
- A site containing excerpts from "Albany Scrapbook: A Montage of Life and Lore in Albany, New York"
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History of Lewiston Maine
Source: Just Write Books
City: Lewiston, State: ME
E-mail: jstwrite@jstwrite.com
- "Frontier to Industrial City – Lewiston Town Politics" by Douglas I. Hodgkin is a time capsule that opens to reveal the birth struggles of an inland river city in south central Maine. Uncle Thomas Hodgkin, who kept a journal during the early 1800s, is our tour guide.
ISBN: 978-1-934949-10-8
Price: $29.95, 345 pages, including appendix, endnotes, bibliography, index; 2008
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In Their Own Words: The Wisdom and Passion of Our Founding Fathers
Source: http://www.american-anthem.com/2873.html
Author: Edward R. Nasello
- "'In Their Own Words: The Wisdom and
Passion of Our Founding Fathers'
provides patriots of all ages the
opportunity to share in the wisdom of
America's founding generation by
exploring the words of some of the most
celebrated founding fathers.
This book has been written in an easy to
read format that provides insight into
the principles and values of our
founding generation.
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How I Survived the Irish Famine: The Journal of Mary O'Flynn
Source: Amazon
Author: Laura Wilson (Illustrator)
Country: Ireland
- The tragedy of the famine, seen through one girl's eyes. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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Journey of Hope: The Story of Irish Immigration to America
Source: Amazon
Author: Kerby Miller and Patricia Muholland Miller
- "One of the greatest success stories ever told unfolds in the pages of this compelling, three-dimensional book. Through intimate letters, journals, and diaries of actual immigrants, Journey of Hope chronicles the Irish in America and their triumphant rise from adversity and prejudice to prosperity and prominence."
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Stonehenge Revealed
Source: Amazon
Author: David Souden
- "Stonehenge Revealed provides the necessary context for really appreciating the jumble of stones littering Salisbury Plain, and it does so in several ways ... these insights comprise a comprehensive but concise volume that should be a fun and informative read for everyone, and should help to kindle the imagination of everyone." --British Heritage Magazine (1997)
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England in the 1880s
Source: The Frith Book Company
Author: Maureen Anderson
Country: United Kingdom
- A selection of archive photos from the famous Francis Frith Collection. Includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photo in the book. (2001)
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Scotland: Photographic Memories
Source: The Frith Book Company
Author: Hardy
Country: United Kingdom
- A selection of archive photos from the famous Francis Frith Collection. Includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photo in the book. (2000)
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Windmills and Watermills: Photographic Memories
Source: The Frith Book Company
Author: Anthony Bryan
Country: United Kingdom
- A selection of historic archive photos from the famous Francis Frith Collection. Includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photo in the book. (2000)
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Historic Photos of Chicago
Source: Turner Publishing
Author: Russell Lewis
City: Chicago, State: IL
E-mail: submissions@turnerpublishing.com
- The author is Chief historian at the Chicago History Museum. The book has over 200 rare photos from their archives. There is also one on Chicago
crime.
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Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland: A Carroll Saga, 1500-1782
Source: Amazon
Author: Ronald Hoffman and Sally D. Mason
State: MD
- "An eye-opening history of colonial and revolutionary Maryland ... Ronald Hoffman is an excellent historian who has brought great knowledge of Chesapeake social and cultural history to this biographical work that places three generations of the Carroll family within their colonial context."
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A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500 B.C. to 1603 A.D
Source: Amazon
Author: Simon Schama
- "What do you get when you combine the resources and ethos of the BBC with the literary panache of one of the world's best narrative historians? The answer is Simon Schama's 'A History of Britain.'" (Oct. 2000)
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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
Source: Amazon
Author: Thomas Cahill
Country: Ireland
- "In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known 'hinge' of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the 'island of saints and scholars,' the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells."
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New York: An Illustrated History
Source: Amazon
Author: Ric Burns, James Sanders, and Lisa Ades
City: New York, State: NY
- From its 17th-century beginnings as a small Dutch colony on the far edge of an empire to its late-20th-century status as one of the world's greatest cities, New York has been home to millions of fascinating people. PBS darling Ric Burns (brother of Ken) teamed up with James Sanders and Lisa Ades to produce this spectacular volume. Some 500 illustrations enhance the narrative. (2001)
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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
Source: Amazon
Author: Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace
City: New York, State: NY
- "Like the city it celebrates, Gotham is massive and endlessly fascinating. This narrative of well over 1,000 pages ... copiously chronicles New York City from the primeval days of the Lenape Indians to the era when, with Teddy Roosevelt as police commissioner, the great American city became regarded as 'Capital of the World.'" (1998)
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The Old Chicago Neighborhood: Remembering Life in the 1940s
Source: Chicago's Neighborhoods, Inc.
Author: Neal Samors and Michael Williams
City: Chicago, State: IL
E-mail: kkbmfw@earthlink.net
- "Combining more than 100 duotone images with stories from over 125 Chicagoans, this volume looks back fondly at daily life, the war years, sports and recreation, and entertainment in Chicago's neighborhoods" in the 1940s.
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
Source: Amazon
Author: Arthur Herman
Country: United Kingdom
- From an Amazon reader: "It neatly manages to celebrate the Scottish achievement without veering into any kind of ethnic chauvinism. The author, incidentally, is not Scottish--he's merely a historian and a storyteller, telling us something we probably haven't heard before. People of Scottish ancestry will love this book, but so will anyone who enjoys learning about how we became who we are." (2001)
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Ireland: A History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day
Source: Amazon
Author: Paul Johnson
Country: Ireland
- "An eminently readable, informative history of Ireland .... Unlike many
histories, it is not a list of statistics. Nor is it an appeal to our sensibilities. It is swift, yet comprehensive."
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Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America
Source: Amazon
Author: Kerby Miller
- "Rich in human detail, penetrating in analysis, this book is social history on an epic scale. The first 'transatlantic' history of the Irish, Emigrants and Exiles offers the fullest account yet of the diverse waves of Irish emigration to North America." (1988)
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Wherever Green Is Worn: The Story of the Irish Diaspora
Source: Amazon
Author: Tim Pat Coogan
Country: Ireland
- Coogan "tackles a boisterous, unruly Irish subject: the diaspora. Irish emigration first began, Coogan tells us, in the 12th century, when the Normans invaded Ireland." --Publishers Weekly
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Scotch-Irish: A Social History
Source: Amazon
Author: James G. Leyburn
Country: Ireland
- "This book is, without a doubt, simply the best, most comprehensive, well researched, readable history I have ever come across .... he not only covers the origins of the Scots/Irish who helped build colonial America, he also gave me a thorough education in the foundation of the "troubles" that still consume Northern Ireland ... a must read!" (1989)
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The Empire State: A History of New York
Source: Amazon
Author: Milton M. Klein
City: New York, State: NY
- (November 2001)
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The Encyclopedia of New York City
Source: Amazon
Author: Kenneth T. Jackson (editor)
City: New York, State: NY
- McSorley's Old Ale House? Park Slope? Madame Restell? Pfaff's Cellar? CBGB? Look 'em up ... Just about anyplace or anyone notable in New York is contained in this huge book, which is roughly the size of the Manhattan white pages. (1995)
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British Heritage magazine
Source: ValueMags
Country: United Kingdom
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